THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Western diplomat says Syria's representative to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons says insurgents have twice launched unsuccessful attacks on Syrian depots where chemicals used in poison gas and nerve agents are being stored.
The diplomat said Thursday that Syria's ambassador to the OPCW

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is expected to rein in spying on foreign leaders and is considering restricting National Security Agency access to Americans' phone records, according to people familiar with a White House review of the government's surveillance programs.
Obama could unveil his highly anticipated decisions as early as

Are Chinese leaders going soft on the foreign media?
The Communist Party has been playing hardball in recent months, refusing to issue visas to journalists from Bloomberg and the New York Times, and blocking access to various foreign media websites.
All of this was believed to be in retaliation for reports on Chinese leaders and their

Weather isn't climate and the climate isn't weather, but if someone asks whether the 'polar vortex' now being experience by tens of millions of people across the country is driven by climate change, you don't have to wait for the next wave of scientific research to come out. The answer is 'Yes.'
Sadly and predictably, however—as much of the